What's Happening
Week of November 5, 2018
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
Monday, November 5
Report cards and IEP progress monitoring due to me
9:15 2nd grade Sails into PORT
11:15 5th grade Sails into PORT
1:00 Alt School Student meeting
1:30 Preschool visit
2:50 PLCs and PD
7:00 Music performance at Orpheum- Sioux City Schools Foundation
Tuesday, November 6
8:00 Preschool Team Meeting
8:45 Literacy Block
10:00 Cover Travis as he Sails to PORT
11:00 CT meeting
12-3:00 Instructional Rounds at Morningside
3:00 Parent Meeting
3:40 10 minute Stand Up meeting-BLT
5:30-6:30 PTO meeting
Wednesday, November 7
8:00 CARE Team/Tier 2
9:00 Cover Alicia's room as she Sails to PORT
10:00 Cover Larissa's room as she Sails to PORT
11:30 Go get lunch for GEM
3:00 Lockdown drill
4:00 All Admin meeting
7:00 PAC meeting
8:10 Volleyball game ??
Thursday, November 8
Report cards go home (Conditions of Learning letter goes home for grades 3-5)
8:00 Sped team meeting--Resource
8:45 Literacy Block
11:00 Literacy Block
3:00 4th grade Parent Visit for Sioux City History Projects
4:30 Beauty Shop time
Friday, November 9
8:00 Meet with Hunt's BLT
9:00 Literacy Block
12:30 IEP meeting
2:00 IEP meeting
Saturday, November 10
8-12 Morningside Education candidate interviews
Blue Box Skills
Safe School Mandatory Trainings
Don't forget to be working on your safe school's trainings. Here is the link: https://siouxcityschools-ia.safeschools.com/
Which tracker form do I use?
Partners Observe, Reflect, and Teach (PORT)
Thank you
Thank you for scheduling your visits. I know that this has raised some inner rumblings for some of us. Honestly, while it is uncomfortable, the rumbling is a good thing. I tell folks all the time about the talent we have in our building and I am so glad that we have provided you the opportunity to go visit your grade level partners. Remember, that this is in no way, shape or form evaluative. It is a chance for you to grow as a teacher.
I taught for 13 years and always felt like some day I would reach the holy grail and know it all! At some point I would surely feel like I had arrived and knew with 100% certainty that what I was doing was right. It took me awhile to figure out that this is just not possible. Our students are changing so fast. The world is changing so fast. Yes, I know the nuts and bolts but the little nuances were the things that I was always looking for; be that a new strategy, another way to teach a proven strategy, a different way to use my teacher language, and so on. The same was true when I became an administrator 11 years ago. (Wow--that just doesn't seem possible!) Peer observation is a powerful tool. It can help us reflect on our own teaching, open our eyes to new ways to do things, solidify for us the things we know we do well, and maybe makes us set a new goal for something we know we need to change because it is not our strength.
I hope that you embrace the opportunity to grow, celebrate and learn!
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 5th--Report cards due to Dr. Holcomb so she can check them before they go home
November 6th--11-7 Soup and Pie lunch next door; 5:30 PTO meeting
November 7th--3:00 Lock Down drill
November 8th--Report Cards go home; 4th grade presentation for Sioux City History Projects
November 12th- 4/5 grade music program; starts at 6:30
Riverside Roadrunners
Email: holcom@live.siouxcityschools.com
Location: 2303 Riverside Boulevard, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6811
Facebook: facebook.com/RiversideElementarySchool
Twitter: @riversidek5